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Australia's Prime Minister Tony Abbott (R) talks with Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko after the latter presented him with a book, during their meeting in Melbourne December 11, 2014. Poroshenko is on a three-day official visit to Australia from Decem

Australia Discusses Uranium Export To Ukraine

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott discussed the possible export of uranium to Ukraine with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in their bilateral talks in Melbourne on Thursday.

New Zealand Awards 15 Permits To Different Companies For Onshore And Offshore Oil Exploration

An oil field is seen at sunrise near Bakersfield, California October 14, 2014. Brent crude hit a new four-year low on Wednesday before recovering to just under $85 a barrel, as faltering global growth curbed demand for fuel at a time of heavy oversupply.

New Zeland is giving a special emphasis to the energy sector to strengthen the economy.

Hundreds Of Britons To Protest In Front Of Parliament New Porn Law By Simulating ‘Face Sitting’

Demonstrators break through barricades in Parliament Square in front of the Houses of Parliament, as they participate in a protest against student loans and in favour of free education, in central London November 19, 2014.

While British MPs are debating on Friday the proposal by Liberal Democrat MP Julian Huppert to repeal the recent changes to the United Kingdom's porn laws, outside Parliament, hundreds of protesters will express their disagreement with the newly approved Audiovisual Media Services Regulations 2014.

A surface-to-surface Agni-V missile is launched from the Wheeler Island off the eastern Indian state of Odisha September 15, 2013. India successfully test-fired for a second time a nuclear-capable missile on Sunday that can reach Beijing and much of Europ

Australia-India Uranium Deal Under Scrutiny For 'Lack of Safeguards'

Australia's uranium deal with India is still under review for its lack of protective measures to ensure the materials will not be used to fuel India's nuclear programme.

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A row of Tim Hortons coffee cups are lined up for customers at Penn Station in New York, July 13, 2009. Tim Hortons Inc. today began serving its coffee, baked goods and soups and sandwiches for the first time in New York. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

Tim Hortons Shareholders Approve Burger King Takeover

Shareholders of Tim Hortons have approved its merger with U.S. fast-food global chain Burger King under the new entity Restaurant Brands International.

Esther Tanquintic-Misa Dec 10, 2014

A view through a window in an exhibition area in a former prison in Cottbus

Obama Stumps Republican Euphoria With CIA Torture Report

The anti-terror torture by CIA was justified during Bush era as an antidote against more terror attacks.

Kalyan Kumar Dec 10, 2014

Chinese Military Bomber Aircraft Fly Menacingly Near Japan Islands; Analysts Say Guam Base Can Be Under Threat

China may be trying to unshackle the combinations questioning its rights on South China sea.

Kalyan Kumar Dec 10, 2014

A tourists take souvenir snaps nearby as a hooded protester dressed to represent a detainee of the U.S. government demonstrates against torture outside the White House in Washington

Five Most Shocking Points in CIA Torture Report

The Senate Intelligence Committee released the CIA Torture Report on Tuesday.

Sounak Mukhopadhyay Dec 10, 2014

This U.S. Navy handout image shows Baker, the second of the two atomic bomb tests, in which a 63-kiloton warhead was exploded 90 feet under water as part of Operation Crossroads, conducted at Bikini Atoll in July 1946 to measure nuclear weapon effects on

Nuclear War Dangerous To Global Environment, Weather, Ecosystems – NCAR

A small-scale, regional nuclear war exchange can greatly impact the Earth's environment and atmosphere.

Esther Tanquintic-Misa Dec 10, 2014

Senators Benigno 'Noynoy' Aquino (L) and Mar Roxas (R) flash the "laban" (fight) sign during a joint meeting with the Liberal Party National Executive Council and National Directorate in Manila November 16, 2009. Aquino, the son of Philippines d

Attention Shifts To Fall Of Husband Of News Reader Who Wanted ‘Ruby’ To Hit Japan

ABC-CBN chose to ignore the social media storm created by the remarks of its news reader Korina Sanchez that Super Typhoon Ruby (Hagupit) would hopefully only batter Japan and spare the Philippines. The comment even spawned a hoax report that Japan has declared her a persona non grata.

Vittorio Hernandez Dec 10, 2014

Journalists Listen To Former U.S. Spy Agency NSA Contractor Edward Snowden

New Zealand Media Yet To Catch Up On Digital Ventures And New Media

The study supports increased diversification of New Zealand media.

Kalyan Kumar Dec 10, 2014

Muslim cleric Hassan Mustafa Osama Nasr, who is seeking millions of euros in damages from the Italian state, after accusing CIA agents and Italian spies of kidnapping him in Milan and flying him to Egypt for torture, attends an Amnesty International news

White House Fears Release Of CIA Torture Report Will Risk American Lives Worldwide

The White House expressed concerns that the release of the CIA Torture Report might endanger American lives.

Sounak Mukhopadhyay Dec 09, 2014

Russia's President Vladimir Putin speaks during the Presidential Council on Science and Education at the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, December 8, 2014. Putin said on Monday that Russia should make a leap in developing its fundamental sci

U.S., West Using Sanctions to Topple Putin, Put New Man In Power

The United States is meddling in the affairs of Russia and its neighbours because it wants to put a new man in power.

Esther Tanquintic-Misa Dec 09, 2014

Canadian Consumer Debt Soaring To Unsustainable Levels, Warns Rating Agency

If things are not brought under control, mortgage bubble can burst many banks.

Kalyan Kumar Dec 09, 2014

Steam emerges from a cooling tower of the nuclear power plant Leibstadt near the northern Swiss town of Leibstadt November 18, 2014. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann

Russia, India To Expand Number of Nuclear Energy Units

Russia seeks a commitment from India not to purchase its defence systems from the United States.

Esther Tanquintic-Misa Dec 09, 2014

Members of the Ukrainian Navy stand on top of the Ukrainian navy ship Ternopil at the Crimean port of Sevastopol March 11, 2014.

Britain Reopens Bahrain Naval Base After More Than 40 Years: Plans To Hit Hard On ISIS

The Bahrain base can give a strategic edge for the U.K. naval forces in the Persian Gulf.

Kalyan Kumar Dec 09, 2014

Members of the Canadian Special Operations Force Command stand at attention at the naming ceremony for the new Canadian Special Operations Force Command Patrol Base, Cirillo, in Iraq in this handout photo taken November 6, 2014, and provided by the Canadi

Canada Soldiers Sent To Ukraine To Train Military Police

Canada has sent a group of 10 soldiers to Ukraine to help train the latter's military police as well as medical personnel.

Esther Tanquintic-Misa Dec 09, 2014

A Chinese navy vessel fires its cannon during the Joint Sea-2014 naval drill outside Shanghai on the East China Sea, May 24, 2014. Chinese and Russian navies staged exercises on the East China Sea on Saturday to simulate anti-submarine and search-and-resc

Long-Range Nuclear Missiles Aboard China's Stealth Submarines Can Reach US, Western Pacific And Beyond

Long-range nuclear JL-2 ballistic missiles aboard China's stealth JIN class submarines can reach reach Alaska, Hawaii, the Western continental U.S. as well as all 50 U.S. states when fired at different vantage points.

Esther Tanquintic-Misa Dec 09, 2014

China's President Xi Jinping (L) And Australia's Prime Minister Tony Abbott

New Zealand Under Pressure For China Extradition Treaty As China Insists Return Of Fugitives

A conditional agreement for a fair trial can make both sides happy.

Kalyan Kumar Dec 09, 2014

J-10 fighter jets from the August 1st Aerobatics Team of the People's Liberation Army Air Force take off from a military base as they travel to Zhuhai for the upcoming China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition, in Tianjin municipality, Nove

5 Ways China’s PLA Air Force Will Soon Catch-Up on Sky Superiority of United States – Report

Apart from Russia in Europe, the United States will have to contend with the rising Asian power that is China and a new report indicates that Beijing’s military build-up activities that started in the 1990s are paying off – the Chinese are fast closing the gap on the once unchallenged U.S. air might.

Erik Pineda Dec 09, 2014

A flight test of the exercising elements of the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system is launched by the 30th Space Wing and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency at the Vandenberg AFB, California June 22, 2014. The U.S. missile defense system managed by

Russia Develops US-Like Ballistic GMD, THAAD Missile Defense Systems; Fears US’ Cruise Missile Rearmament Program

Russia has developed a line of anti-ballistic missile systems as well as an early warning system to counter a potential first stage massive strike by the United States.

Esther Tanquintic-Misa Dec 09, 2014

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) is pictured on the floor of Australia's House of Representatives with Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott (L) and Australian Opposition Leader Bill Shorten following Abe's address to both houses of parliament in Can

Latest Poll Shows Bill Shorten Considered By Aussies As Stronger, More Trustworthy & Competent Than PM Tony Abbott

In just a little over a year in power, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott's honeymoon with Aussie voters is definitely over.The latest survey by Fairfax Ipsos showed that Opposition leader Bill Shorten had not only overtaken Mr Abbott in terms of voting intentions if an election would be held today as the PM's personal approval rating tumbled down by 12 points.

Vittorio Hernandez Dec 09, 2014

A man reacts after an explosion, which was followed by two further blasts, in front of Cairo University

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